title: A rare case of embolic spondylo-discitis after treatment of aortic valve endocarditis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Infective Endocarditis is associated with a high incidence of embolic events, commonly involving the central nervous system, spleen, kidney, lungs, heart and eyes.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a case of infective endocarditis with late embolization to the L5/S1 region of the spine leading to spondylo-discitis. The disc space infection presented ten days after completion of antibiotic therapy based on blood culture and antibiotic sensitivity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is the first reported case of acute infective spondylo-discitis demonstrated on MR imaging following completion of appropriate antibiotic therapy.
authors.affiliation: B301 Clinical Center, 138 Service Road, East Lansing, MI, USA. abhiberi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Abhimanyu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beri
authors.forename: Bishav
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.forename: Rohit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tandon